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I'm having numbness in my little finger on my left hand. what could it be and i'm also a diabetic?

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Dr. Qamar Khan answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Neck Vs. Ulnar Nerve: Could be a pinched nerve in your neck and could also be an ulnar nerve neuropathy given your history of diabetes. If this bothers you enough you may consider an emg/ncs study to evaluate this further or even get an MRI of your neck. To evaluate.

Dr Caplin agreed

Answered 5/18/2018

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